Paradigmatic obstacles to improving the health of populations: implications for health policy

While there are promising developments in public health, most interventions (both at the individual and community levels) remain focused on "downstream" tertiary treatments or one-on-one interventions. These efforts have their origins in the biomedical paradigm and risk factor epidemiology...

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Main Author: McKinlay John B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 1998-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36341998000400010